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Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies, as defined by Section 2 of "The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897," and published in accordance with "The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897."

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Name of Company. „ t f Amount Amount uate or of Value of Scrip Number paid up timi of" Subscribed Capita given to Share- of Shares per nffi Capital, actually holders on which ou Colonial share: YvTww P aid U P no Casu P aid - Kegister. Colonial *-' olony, in Colony. Eegister. Arrears of Calls: Col onial Eegister. Number of Shareholders on Colonial Kegister. Quantity and Value of Gold or Number of Silver produced since Men Keoistration. T ° tal Expendiernployed ture since in Registration. Colony. Quantity. Value. Total Amount of Dividends paid in Colony. Amount of Debts owing by Company. AUCKL AND DIS iTRICT. Mahara Royal (Ltd.) Karaka (Ltd.) Thames-Hauraki Goldfields (Ltd.) Union-Waihi Gold-mining Co. (Ltd.) .. Ohinemuri Syndicate (Ltd.) New' Zealand Crown Mines Co. (Ltd.) .. Waihi Grand Junction Gold Co. (Ltd.) Golden Pah (Hauraki) (Ltd.) Waitaia Gold-mines (Ltd.) Hauraki Gold-mining Co. -/3/97 -/5/97 6/6/96 20/11/95 4/3/96 27/6/96 22/12/97 7/8/96 16/7/96 2/4/95 £ 275,000 149,081 51,918 200,000 155,000 59,727 £ 2,253 £ 100,000 20,000 100,000 112,500 22,500 20,000 8,750 £ 26,624 1,382 20,201 35,379 6,529 £ s. d. 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 £ s. d. •• 155 39 282 118 34 2 Oz. 22 ,'685 11,877 81 28,375 26,579 7,215 133,214 121,302 28,580 315,159 61,228 24,164 12,029 114,685 £ £ 42 Nil 3,282 2,631 66 856 •• 2,260 6 235 55 14 23 50 129,488 490 1,374 91,399 245,436 308,093 1,513 4,028 279,225 633,192 3,499 40,000 20,250 700 0 26 •• 'so 2 •■ ! 4 Nil •■ Totals 930,726 I 111,065 710 385 844,155 3,499 6,881 6,559 383,750 .. Greymouth Lagoons Gold-dredging Co. (No. Lia- -/7/01 ! 17,325 bilitj) Totals .. .. .. .. .. 17,325 NELSON DISTRICT (INCLUDING WEST COAST). 22 ; 8,000 2,630 4/and 1/ ! .. 5 ' l : i 22 8,000 2,630 .. .. 5 t 7,362 307 17,325 ! I 5 9.. 7,362 .. 307 I OTAGO DISTRICT. iO DISTRl ICT. 44,356 .. 835 44,356 .. 835 895,873 3,499 8,023 O.P.Q. (Waipori) Gold-mines (Ltd ) .. ... 1/4/97 Totals Grand Totals .. .. .. .. 948,051 6,581 391,750 113,695 .. .. 715 I ■■ I 2 3,920 14,754 2 3,920 14,754 715 396 249,356 647,946 ..